Thanks for following along with our North America Pet Travel Spotlight! Now that we've covered the finer points of North America and domestic United States pet travel by discussing cargo travel, breed restrictions, and more, it's time to look at some real-life examples of success.
Find out what these pet travelers had to say after they completed their moves -- their stories will hopefully illustrate that the hard work of planning a pet move is well worth it once your pet is home safe with you where they belong.
"I was originally thinking about driving the dogs across the country myself because I was worried about the dogs riding in the belly of an airplane. My husband explained that the dogs would be just as stressed or maybe more riding in our mini-van across the country, and instead of being stressed for 6 hours on the plane, they would be stressed for at least 5 days in the van. When he put it that way it made sense to fly them but we had no idea how to go about doing that." Read More
"Originally, we thought we would just take our Beagle (Jack) and Calico cat (Kelly) with us on our road trip. But soon the thought of two weeks in a pickup truck, hauling a U-haul trailer, with two pets, seemed unappealing and impractical!" Read More
"Hercules, my golden retriever, is a tall dog and requires the biggest crate made. Unfortunately, a lot of airlines won't take that size crate anymore, and others only take it on certain aircraft types. I could not find a way to get my dog back to Dallas from Puerto Rico after spending a few years there." Read More
"When I FINALLY finished school and received a job offer across the country, I needed to find a safe way to transport my beautiful mutt to our new destination. Cue PetRelocation. Not only did they find the best flight route for Zoes, but they helped me to feel more at ease about Zoey traveling by flight." Read More
"The move went amazingly well. Jackson was dropped off and picked up from the airport, and when I saw him, he was his cheerful self. It's been six months since the move, and everything is perfect." Read More
"So in a nutshell, I called PetRelocation and gave them my information, they booked the flights for our dogs, made all the arrangements, transported them to and from the airport and we had our dogs with us again in no time with ZERO stress. It was amazing." Read More
"The day of the relocation, Sadie was picked up at my parent’s house and driven to Newark. Her flight from Newark was delayed, making her miss her connecting flight in Denver. Sarah, the client care specialist, called me immediately to let me know what was happening. It was very helpful to have up-to-date information." Read More
"I had moved to northern Alberta in January and could finally bring my cats up around March three years later. I had no clue about the process and tried asking all two of our airlines how I get them up here." Read More
"Hawaii is also a rabies-free zone, and to maintain this they have a very strict screening policy and a 5-page checklist of requirements that must be met before your pet arrives. The penalty for missing or messing up a step is having your pet quarantined for 120 days, which was a very intimidating and sometimes overwhelming process to me, especially when I was trying to sort out all the logistics of my own move simultaneously." Read More
"It was our first time flying our cats by plane, and it was a big move to Hawaii. We wanted to ensure that our pets flew safely and were in great hands. Whenever we called the airlines for help, they didn't know their own policies and we kept getting different answers. We wanted people who were experts in relocating animals so that we were prepared if original plans didn't happen." Read More